Walker Library: *Recording Industry: Audio Production

Primary Sources

Audio Engineering Society Oral Histories

A series of DVDs that present interviews of significant pioneers in the field of audio engineering. Available for check out from the library.

Trade Associations

Student Associations

MTSU student chapter of the Audio Engineering Society

Omega Delta Psi (Instagram) - Recording Industry Fraternity

Publications

AES E-Library

Online access to publications of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), from the 1950s to present, containing thousands of fully searchable PDF files which document the progression of audio research.

Note: After accessing the E-Library via the link above, DO NOT use the "Login" button at the top of the AES website NOR use the "click here" link for Institutional Subscribers below the search box. Simply enter your search terms in the search box, or scroll further down the page and select one of the featured articles.

Additional Online Resources

ACM Digital Library
Technical journals, conference proceedings and interest group platform for multimedia computing
The ACM Digital Library contains:
The full-text collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books.
A collection of curated and hosted full-text publications from select publishers.
The ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database focused exclusively on the field of computing.
A richly interlinked set of connections among authors, works, institutions, and specialized communities.
ACM Digital Library: User Guide
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Advanced technical content from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Full text of IEEE content published since 1988 with select content published since 1893 from:
IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines
IEEE conference proceedings
IET journals
IET conference proceedings
IEEE published standards
IEEE Standards Dictionary Online

Detailed content information

Mix Magazine
Print and online access to subscribed content of Mix Magazine. Free website also available at Mix Online
ProAudio Review
Access information for online and print

Applied Science & Technology Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Search for articles on the science and technology of sound recording and reproduction.
Indexing and abstracts for nearly 800 core English-language, scientific and technical publications back to 1983. Full text of articles is available from more than 220 periodicals dating back to 1997. Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more. Vendor: EBSCO.

Pro Audio Reference

The Pro Audio Reference page, maintained by the Audio Engineering Society, was originally created by Dennis Bohn (Rane Corporation), a prolific technical writer as well as a research and development engineer.

Pro Audio Reference
An audio dictionary incorporating definitive sources like The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition and the IEEE publication IEEE 100: The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition. This searchable reference attempts to explain all the various terms commonly used by engineers in the pro audio field.
Pro Audio Style Guide
An authoritative guide to technical writing, scientific/audio abbreviations and units. This guide incorporates recommendations from the Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers and the Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI). Faculty-recommended style guide when writing formal papers for the RIM and MRAT programs.
Pro Audio Company Names
Provides a revealing glimpse through the "alphabet soup" of pro audio company names and initials.
Pro Audio Reference Books
A bibliography of reference books and other primary sources, organized into useful categories. Includes comments about the contents of each resource. The classic books and articles are excellent sources for use during supplemental research.

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*Recording Industry: Audio Production

Primary Sources

Trade Associations

Student Associations

Publications

Pro Audio Reference